Fireproof construction for partitions and walls



No. 6|o,457. Patented sept. s, |398.

F. OMEIS. I FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR PARTITIONS AND WALLS.

(Application led Jan. 2Oy 1898.) (No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet IM I,

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F. nMEls. FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION FOR PARTITIONS AND WALLS.

(Application led Jan. 20, 1898.)

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' `NITED STATES* FRANCIS OMEIS, OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.k

FIREPROOF CONSTRUCTION yFOR PARTITIONS AND WALLS.

` srncIFIcArronrefraing'parser Leasratent No. 610,457", datdseptembr'e, 1891s./l

Application filed January 20, 1898. Serial No. 667,302. (No model.)

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Be itknown that I, FRANcrs OMnrs, of` Charleston, in'the county of Charleston and State of South Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fireproof Constructions for Partitions and lValls, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description. s Y

My invention relates to an improvement in the construction of iireproof partitions and Walls and to the means for securing lateral wires to beams; and it consists of certain irnas applied to a thin partition.

provements, which will be hereinafter described and claimed. d y

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification7 in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view, partially in section, showing my improved construction Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same sort, showing the construction as applied to a thick partition or one having a central air-space. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the construction shown in Fig. .1. Fig. 4: is a vertical section of the same construction, taken upon the line of one side surface of the beam. Fig. 5 is an elevation, partially in section, of one of the studding-beams, showing its method of attachment at top and bottom; Fig. 6 is a horizontal section of the hollow partition shown Vin Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a vertical cross-section of the same. Fig. S is a perspective View of the clamping-plate used for securing the lateral wires to the studding-beams. Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation through the clalnping-plate, showing a part of the beam. Fig. l0 is a top plan view showing the clamping-plate and' the wire secured thereby, and Fig. l1 is a perspective view showing said clamping means used in connection with the beam as a fencepost.

The object of my invention is the production of an economical, strong, and quicklyconstructed iireproof partition which may be made solid and of little thickness or hollow and of considerable thickness.

The beam A, used as a studding-beam, consists of two plates of metal, which are curved and united to each other by rivets a, joining the central portion of the convex sides of the plates, thus forming a beam which' bears in cross-section a resemblance to the letter X, the arms thereof being c urved instead vof straight. This beam A is usedas studding and secured at top and bottom to the floorbeams or any suitable beams by means of angle bars or plates G, which are riveted to the central web of the studding-beam and also to the floor and ceiling beams.'

lIn constructing the solidpartition, such as shown in Figs. 1 and 3,' the studding-beanis are provided with a series of holes through their central web, and through these holes are passed lateral rods or wires E. These rods or wires are secured attheir ends'. to one of the'beams. Upon these wires are secured sections of a plaster-supportin g web F. This lweb may be of Woven wire, of'stamped sheet metal, or any of the forms commonly used for suchv purposes.' This web'is secured to the Wires E by means ot' short loops' f of wire, which bind the two together. 'When the skeleton ofthe partition has been thus formed, it is covered with the plaster F", .which is built out until it entirely incloses theedges of the beams A. These 'beams maybe placed' close together, and Ybeing placedwith their edges extending laterallyof the partition will give it great stiffness and enablev the partition to be'made of very little thickness Vand be strong and stift. I l

vVlhere it is desired to build the partition hollow,and consequently of greater thickness, the'construction shown in Fig.2 is adopted. In this case the Wires E are secured to the edges of the beams by means of the clamping device shown in detail in. Figs. 8, 9, and l0. This device consists of a plate B, of metal, which is provided with a laterally-extending slot b at the middle `of its length. This plate is placed so as to, extend across the diverging edges or Webs of the beamA and has its ends B' bent over the edges of the beams, so as to be held securely in place thereon. Beneath the plate B is placed a spreading-block D, which is adapted to engage the ends of staples O and spread them, so that it cannot be pulled out throu gh the slot in the plate B. This staple O is made of Wire and with its ends ,close enough together that it may be inserted in the'slot b. The wire E is held in place and the staple O placed so as to span the Wire and IOO with its ends in the slot b. It is then driven through the slot, where its ends engage the sloping surfaces of the block D and are thereby spread apart, so that the block cannot be pulled out of the slot in the plate B. This forms a cheap and eflicient attachment for the wires. After the wires have been secured in place upon each side of the beams A the plaster-supporting web F is secured in place, as previously described. The plaster being then applied forms a double or hollow partition, as shown in Figs. 2, 6, and 7.

The wire-securingdevice and the post A may be used for other purposes than forming a partition, as shown. One such use for these parts is shown in Fig. 1l, Where the beam A is used as a fence-post and the fence-wires E are secured thereto by means of the clamping device described. Where .the beam is used for this purpose, it is preferred' that the lower ends of the plates forming the beam be separated, as shown in the drawings. These ends may be retained at the proper position by means of the connecting-rods I.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl.. The combination of a beam having divergent webs, with a wire clamping or securing device, comprising a plate or bar extending laterally across the face of said webs with its ends bent over the outer edges of the webs, said bar or plate having a slotextending laterally across its center, and a staple adapted to enter said slot and secure the wire to the plate by bending the inner ends of the staple to one side, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a beam having divergent webs, with a wire clamping or securing device, comprising a bar extending laterally across the Iface of the webs and having its ends bent over the edges of the webs, said bar having a slot extending laterally across its center, a staple adapted to enter said slot and to secure the wire to the plate, and an expanding-block between the webs and beneath the plate adapted to expand the sides of the staple to hold it in place, substantially as described. ,f'

3. A iireproof-partition construction, comprising studding-beams having diverging webs with their edges toward the sides of the partition, clamps each comprising a bar ex tending laterally across said webs, with its ends bent over their edges and having a slot vat its center, a staple entering said slot and adapted to have its ends bent sidewise, wires beneath the loops of said staples and extending between the beams, and a plaster-retaining web secured to said wires, substantially as described.

4. A ireproof-partition construction, comprising studding -beams having diverging webs with their edges toward the sides of the partition, wire-securing clamps each comprising a plate extending laterally across said webs, with its ends bent over their edges and having a slot at its center, a staple entering said slot, a block adapted tot between the diverging Webs and having sloping surfaces adapted to engage and spread the sides of the staple when driven through the slot, Wires beneath the loops of said staples and extending between the beams, and a plaster-retaining web secured to said wires, substantially as described.

5. A tireprooE-partition construction, comprising beams formed of curved plates united with their convex sides toward each other, wire-holding clamps comprising a plate extending laterally across the edges of the beam and with its ends bent over the edges of the beam, said clam p-plates having a central slot, staples adapted to enter said slots and to have their ends bent to one side, wires extending laterally across the faces of the beams and beneath said staples, and a plaster-retaining web fixed to said wires, substantially as described.

FRANCIS OMEIS.

lVitnesses:

OOURTENAY OLNEY, WM. P. CANTWELL. 

